Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
7 years full time
Please Note: the following information applies only to students who commenced their degree in 2011. Students who commenced prior to 2011 should refer to the University of Sydney Business School website.
This seven-year (full-time) program provides students with the opportunity to study in areas that are of particular relevance to the management and conduct of business in addition to studying Medicine. Students must major in either Economics, Econometrics or Financial Economics as part of their Bachelor of Economics and are required to complete six units of study in preparation for a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
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Requirements
To qualify for the award of both degrees a candidate must successfully complete 336 credit points comprising:
- 144 credit points to qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Economics as specified in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Economics, including 6 credit points of Junior units of study from each of the Science subject areas of Chemistry, Physics, and either Biology or Molecular Biology and Genetics (18 credit points in total); and
- 192 credit points specified by the resolutions for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine; and
- one zero credit point Medicine unit of study in the first three years of the program
Economics Core units of study
Junior units of study (24 credit points)
ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics
ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics
ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
ECMT1020 Business and Economics Statistics B
Senior units of study (12 credit points)
ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics; OR ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours
ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics; OR ECOS2902 Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours
Majors and Electives
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics must complete a core major in Economics, Econometrics, or Financial Economics. For information on the requirements of each major please refer to the School of Economics.
In addition to the core major, students also choose elective units of study from the following subject areas:
- Economics, Econometrics or Financial Economics
- the University of Sydney Business School (see list below)
- the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Table A or from another faculty (subject to approval from the School of Economics and the faculty of intended study)
The following list displays the subject areas from The University of Sydney Business School available for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics:
- Accounting
- Business Information Systems
- Commercial Law
- Finance
- Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Quantitative Business Analysis
Pathways
| Credit Points | ||||||
| Year 1 | S1 | ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics | ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A | Junior Elective SoE OR BS |
CHEM Junior Unit | 24 |
| S2 | ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics | ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B | Junior Elective SoE OR BS |
BIOL/MBLG Junior Unit |
24 | |
| Year 2 | S1 | ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics | Senior Elective SoE OR BS |
Senior Elective SoE OR BS |
PHYS Junior Unit | 24 |
| S2 | ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics | Senior Elective SoE OR BS |
Senior Elective SoE OR BS |
Senior (major or elective) |
24 | |
| Year 3 | S1 | Economics Senior (major) | Economics Senior (major) | Senior (major or elective) |
Senior (major or elective) |
24 |
| S2 | Economics Senior (major) | Economics Senior (major) | Senior (major or elective) |
Senior (major or elective) |
24 | |
| SMTP3007 Elective 1 |
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| Total= | 144 | |||||
| Year 4 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Year 5 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Year 6 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Year 7 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Total= | 336 | |||||
SoE – School of Economics
BS – Business School
Pathway 2: Major in Econometrics
| Credit Points | ||||||
| Year 1 | S1 | ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics | ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A | Junior Elective SoE OR BS |
CHEM Junior Unit | 24 |
| S2 | ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics | ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B | Junior Elective SoE OR BS |
BIOL/MBLG Junior Unit |
24 | |
| Year 2 | S1 | ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics | ECMT2110 Regression Modelling | Senior Elective SoE OR BS |
PHYS Junior Unit | 24 |
| S2 | ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics | Econometrics Senior (major) | Senior Elective SoE OR BS |
Senior (major or elective) |
24 | |
| Year 3 | S1 | ECMT3110 Econometrics Models and Methods | Econometrics Senior (major) | Senior (major or elective) |
Senior (major or elective) |
24 |
| S2 | Econometrics Senior (major) | Econometrics Senior (major) | Senior (major or elective) |
Senior (major or elective) |
24 | |
| SMTP3007 Elective 1 |
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| Total= | 144 | |||||
| Year 4 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Year 5 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Year 6 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Year 7 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Total= | 336 | |||||
SoE – School of Economics
BS – Business School
Pathway 3: Major in Financial Economics
| Credit Points | ||||||
| Year 1 | S1 | ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics | ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A | Junior Elective SoE OR BS |
CHEM Junior Unit | 24 |
| S2 | ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics | ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B | Junior Elective SoE OR BS |
BIOL/MBLG Junior Unit |
24 | |
| Year 2 | S1 | ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics | ECMT2110 Regression Modelling | Senior Elective SoE OR BS |
PHYS Junior Unit | 24 |
| S2 | ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics | ECMT2130 Financial Econometrics |
Senior Elective SoE OR BS |
Senior (major or elective) |
24 | |
| Year 3 | S1 | ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets |
Financial Economics Senior (major) | Senior (major or elective) |
Senior (major or elective) |
24 |
| S2 | Financial Economics Senior (major) | Financial Economics Senior (major) | Senior (major or elective) |
Senior (major or elective) |
24 | |
| SMTP3007 Elective 1 |
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| Total= | 144 | |||||
| Year 4 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Year 5 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Year 6 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Year 7 | Full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 48 | ||||
| Total= | 336 | |||||
SoE – School of Economics
BS – Business School